The NBA semifinals competition continues, the East ushers in a focus battle, and the Bucks G4 continues to sit at home to meet the Green Army.
In the first three games of the series, the two teams alternated leads, with the Bucks taking G1 and G3 victories and dominating the big score with an absolute 2-1 advantage.
Coupled with the fact that G4 continues to compete at home, the defending champion Bucks have an absolute advantage, but due to Middleton's absence, the team is at a disadvantage at a critical moment.
As soon as the game began, the Bucks, who played at home, continued to be in a hot state, playing a perfect 6-0 start.
Although the Green Army has since picked up on the offensive end, the Bucks have been firmly in the lead, establishing a 10-point lead in the middle of the quarter and a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, as the outside three points opened, the Green Army successfully completed the counterattack in the middle of the quarter, but at the end of the quarter, the Green Army role players made a threat, successively playing on the offensive end, allowing the defending champion to enter the half-time with a one-point lead.
The two teams are still inseparable from each other, but the Bucks have always occupied a slight lead with their internal advantage.
Entering the second half of the third quarter, the Bucks briefly took an 11-point lead as the Greens got into foul trouble.
Fortunately, in the final moments, White made a contribution, and White, who shot only 20% of the three-point shooting rate in the entire series, hit a key three-pointer, and at the end of the third quarter, the Green Army narrowed the point difference to 7 points.
Moving into the final quarter, the Greens played a very proud performance at the beginning of the quarter despite Brown and Grant Williams getting into foul trouble.
In particular, the 35-year-old veteran Horford not only hit three points on the outside, but also continued to score hookers in the middle distance to help the team successfully close the point difference.
After that, Tatum stood up again to help the team establish a lead, coupled with smart offensive and defensive achievements, the Green Army finally completed a successful away reversal 116-108, rewriting the big score to a 2-2 draw, and the two teams will go to the Green Army's home court for the battle for King Mountain.
Throughout the game, both teams have delivered good enough performances, which is also the performance of the two teams so far in the series.
The winner or loser is often decided between a few key rounds and a few key offenses and defenses, with both teams clinging to the score for most of the game.
Especially after entering the second half, almost every ball must be fought, and even every round has a strong physical confrontation, and there will inevitably be players falling to the ground.
In such fierce competition, the Bucks, who played at home, have always had the advantage, reaching their peak in the late third quarter.
Not only did the team lead by 11 points, but the opponent's second-in-command Brown also carried five fouls, and the inside defensive player was also in foul trouble.
As a result, Brother Alphabet exposed a fatal shortcoming in the last quarter, that is, the lack of ability to end the outside line, when the team is constantly chased for points, the inside line can not be won, Brother Alphabet can only watch the teammates next to him complete the finish, he can do very little.
This is a very rare thing for a superstar, because the ability to defend is often the most critical element in defining a superstar.
Although Brother Alphabet has exaggerated physical talent, as long as he enters the three-second zone, he can complete the end of the near frame, but the Green Army does not give him the opportunity to enter the inside line.
In the whole game, The Alphabet Brother once again handed over the proud data of 34 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists, but Middleton's absence made the Alphabet Brother somewhat difficult to support, and also exposed his fatal shortcomings of lack of projection.
On the other hand, in the case of the team's extreme disadvantage, the 35-year-old detective Horford made a great contribution.
Played 42 minutes, shooting 11 of 14 and 5 of 7 from three-point range, with extremely exaggerated efficiency, he exploded the stats of 30 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.
In the final quarter, Horford hit all six shots, and one man scored 16 points, which is the biggest contributor to the Green Army's ability to complete a reversal in a desperate situation.